Improvement in blacking-box covers



1. B. SHAL ER. Blanking-Box Covers.

Pat ented April 22, 1873.

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JUSTIN B. SEALER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN BLACKlNG-BOX COVERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,102, dated April22, 1873; application filed April 4, 1873.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J. B. SEALER, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin (lovers for BlaokingBoxes, of which the following is a specification:

The nature of my invention relates to an improvementin covers forblackingboxes 5 and consists in placing a sponge or other absorbingmaterial in the cover for holding water, over which is placed aperforated plate, held in position by any suitable devices, and throughwhich the water oozes, when pressed upon by the brush, in sufiicientquantity to supply all the moisture needed.

Figure one is a cross-section of my cover. Fig. 2 is an inverted view ofthe same, showing the perforated plate.

a represents a common blacking-box cover, in which is placed a quantityof sponge or other absorbing material for holding water. Over thissponge is placed a perforated plate, 0, which may either be permanentlysecured in place, or may be held by the ears or projections 0, so as tobe readily detached whenever desired. a

When the sponge is full of water, upon pressing down upon the plate withthe brush,

the water oozes through the small perforations I in sufficientquantities to supply all the moisture needed for applying the blackingto the boots or shoes. The moisture also serves, while the cover is onthe box, to keep the blacking moist, and to prevent it from drying up.

This device adds not only to the convenience of the person using it, butmakes the operation of blacking ones boots or shoes much more cleanlyand pleasant.

Instead of the perforated plate, wire-gauze maybe used if so desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The blacking-box cover a containing the sponge, or its equivalent, incombination with the perforated plate 0 held in place by lugs e,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I hereuntoaffix my signature this 1st day of April, 1873.

JUSTIN B. SEALER.

Witnesses:

Enwn. J. DUNOOMIB, HORACE WIOKHAM, Jr.

